#ArtYourAmphibian2020 - E. Anne Chambers - hellben Coffee Mug

One of the top five #ArtYourAmphibian design winners in 2020! Anne Chambers, University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Student When it comes to infrequently seen, less well-loved, and not as traditionally 'charismatic' amphibians, this quotation by Wallace in The Malay Archipelago comes to mind: "It seems sad that such exquisite creatures should live out their lives and exhibit their charms only in these wild inhospitable regions. This consideration must surely tell us that all living things were not made for man." The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) lives in seldom seen places, tending to their young for months, living out their lives away from people, in quiet solitude. Their biology is fascinating: there is a huge amount of genetic structuring within the species, and their closest relatives are the giant salamanders of Asia.